can't cope with minimum wage job anymore

biggebruv

today I feel totally broken down stuck in this job I need to leave and do something else but I've never been to college and only had 1 other job before this one but that company closed down.

I've no confidence though and would like to learn website development or photoshops etc

I am good at photoshop just from personal use but what's the best courses/ places to start me on a path in this areas ? I've been looking at one called pitman training never heard of them

Moonbeam

Check out your local education and training board .
They will offer part time courses as will your local VEC .
There are numerous companies now offering online training towards FETAC )QQI qualifications .

_Brian

biggebruv wrote: »

today I feel totally broken down stuck in this job I need to leave and do something else but I've never been to college and only had 1 other job before this one but that company closed down.

I've no confidence though and would like to learn website development or photoshops etc

I am good at photoshop just from personal use but what's the best courses/ places to start me on a path in this areas ? I've been looking at one called pitman training never heard of them

Get out there and get some qualifications. If you have the drive to progress you should do well.

sumsar

Personally, my advice is to go to college.

I was always good (to an extent) at web design and Photoshop from personal use and started college two years ago as a mature student and I'm glad I did.

When I was 17 I went to college for web designand dropped out due to low confidence, but now this time round I've been enjoying college as a mature student.

Check out some courses on springboard to help get you started (idea wise) then look into courses on college websites.

sumsar

Also, checkout udemy and YouTube for courses if that's more up your ally.

Ray Palmer

Web development and photoshop work is pretty much gone. You can hire somebody for €5 to do small bits of work on-line. You need to be very good to be getting work in the field and it is really not the only skill you would need. Even with the skills you have to fully understand IT development methodologies.
You should consider software testing as their is a lower level to entry and a higher demand. If you want to go more technical you can go down the automated tester route or move into full developer. It might not be very interesting work for a while if you aren't into learning but any IT job has this.
You don't need qualifications but knowledge and skill are vital. This is all available to learn on-line. Try learning a program language like Phython to see if you even want to do this work.

893bet

My advice is don't expect a miracle over night.

Set a 5 year plan for where you want to be and work towards it's slowly but surely. It won't happen overnight so don't get disheartened.

stateofflux

I will add to this by saying before you do anything OP,have a good think about what you enjoy doing and what profession you would really like to do. I would not be basing education decisions purely on prospective pay scales.

I know plenty of people that spent 6 years studying one thing , getting up to masters level in it, working in it it for 6 months and hating it then leaving.

Best of luck.

Phoebas

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Web development and photoshop work is pretty much gone.

The US department of Labor list web developers on their 'fastest growing occupations' list.
They estimate a 26.6% increase in numbers between 2014 and 2024, with a median salary in 2016 of $66k

https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_103.htm

Hollister11

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Web development and photoshop work is pretty much gone. You can hire somebody for €5 to do small bits of work on-line. You need to be very good to be getting work in the field and it is really not the only skill you would need. Even with the skills you have to fully understand IT development methodologies.
You should consider software testing as their is a lower level to entry and a higher demand. If you want to go more technical you can go down the automated tester route or move into full developer. It might not be very interesting work for a while if you aren't into learning but any IT job has this.
You don't need qualifications but knowledge and skill are vital. This is all available to learn on-line. Try learning a program language like Phython to see if you even want to do this work.

It most certainly is not. In fact it's one of the fastest growing, most in demand jobs.

Do you think professional companies use fiver for websites. You pay peanuts you get monkeys. Simple sites is being taken over by drag and drop sites sure, but proper applications such as online banking, productivity software ect needs more people.

TallGlass

Phoebas wrote: »

The US department of Labor list web developers on their 'fastest growing occupations' list.
They estimate a 26.6% increase in numbers between 2014 and 2024, with a median salary in 2016 of $66k

https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_103.htm

I think that Web Dev is a little different than the OPs Web Dev, don't mean to sound blunt but your basically comparing a bedroom DJ with a radio DJ.

Start with a 5 year plan, what can you bring now. What basic Knowledge do you have?

Try apply for some SD roles, be honest with them your starting out, good commitment all that crack. Don't lie, they would rather honesty than some lad bull****ting in an interview.

It will take time but you'll get a break at some stage. Once in the door, find what you like then start racking up the certs and degree if you can manage it.

TallGlass

Hollister11 wrote: »

It most certainly is not. In fact it's one of the fastest growing, most in demand jobs.

Do you think professional companies use fiver for websites. You pay peanuts you get monkeys. Simple sites is being taken over by drag and drop sites sure, but proper applications such as online banking, productivity software ect needs more people.

And that is mainly outsourced to india, haven't been in a company yet that has it in house. There's the odd web admin that can upload or edit a few pages.